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Walking Marriage!
Feb 7, 2007 04:05
  • MENG
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Hi everyone,

Recently, I have read that a part of the Naxi group living in Lijiang still maintain a kind of marriage relation called 'walking' marriage. It is a vestige of a matrilineal clan. It's so interesting!
Feb 7, 2007 18:52
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  • ANTHEA
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What is walking marriage? Does it refer to their wedding method or sth else?
Feb 7, 2007 20:55
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  • MENG
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Walking marriage is a unique tradition for the Mosuo tribe which is a branch of Naxi group in Lijiang. It is a special marriage relation. The Mosuo women are the masters of the families and they will not live together with their husbands after marriage. Every night, the man will come to the woman’s room and leave in the next morning. Usually, the man has to live with his mother’s family for the whole lifetime. Of course, if they decide to break up with each other, both of the man and the woman have the right to find another lover. It is not allowed to have more than one lover at the same time.
Feb 7, 2007 21:04
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  • BBQQ
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ha, it's good. No single standard to tie them. Only love can bind them together.
Feb 8, 2007 09:08
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  • APAULT
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Stay with my mother's family for life??????????????????????????? Ohhhhhhh !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Visit the wife every night? No nights off for a few beers with his mates?



Feb 8, 2007 19:45
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  • MAY001
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Haha, Paul, there are no beers in the village. :}}} Anyway, as far as I know, there is a bar in the village. And the hostess is from a big city. She's in love with a local man and they opened the bar.
Feb 9, 2007 11:33
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  • GRIZ326
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Sound just about perfect.....so long as I can by myself.
Feb 12, 2007 00:38
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  • CALIFORNIA
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It sounds interesting:-)But the man~~~~~~
Feb 12, 2007 03:46
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  • MIRANDAZHAO
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It's also lucky for men, esp. for playboys. ^0^
Feb 24, 2007 19:24
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  • CHYNAGYRL
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hmm... so are they all momma's boys? I wonder if those type of guys raised in matriarchal tribes are more attractive to the local girls because they have grew up close to women, or are they too effeminate?
Feb 25, 2007 02:04
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  • MAY001
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No, they are not effeminate, but they might be quite 'lazy' cos women work in their society.
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